The Brief
- The City of St. Cloud is facing a lawsuit after an officer sent his K-9 to attack a 71-year-old man while he was already on the ground.
- Officers were there to arrest the man for felony battery, saying he’d gotten into a fight earlier in the day.
ST. CLOUD, Fla. – An Osceola County man is suing the City of St. Cloud and its police department, alleging excessive force after officers ordered him outside his home, shoved him to the ground and unleashed a K-9 that bit him as he complied with commands.
The encounter unfolded when the person was called outside by police in connection with an alleged fight.
The backstory:…